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The undiscovered country from whose bourn
No traveler returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.

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Sleep, that sometimes shuts up sorrow's eyes,
Steal me awhile from mine own company.

William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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For violent fires soon burn out themselves;
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare, William. Richard II. 9 Dec. 1595, The house of Edward Hoby, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Second." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.

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How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?

Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Wollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects. Boston: Thomas and Andrews/London: J. Johnson, 1792, ch. 3.

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Wollstonecraft, Mary. "A Vindication of the Rights of Women." A Vindication of the Rights of Women and A Vindication of the Rights of Men, edited by Janet Todd. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 3.

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Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me.

Queen

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Bohemian Rhapsody

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Mercury, Freddie. "Bohemian Rhapsody." Performed by Queen. A Night at the Opera. EMI Records, 1975.

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You just can't go around killing people.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Directed by James Cameron, Carolco Pictures/Pacific Western Productions/Lightstorm Entertainment/Le Studio Canal+, 1991.

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I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.

The Departed

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The Departed. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Entertainment Group, Vertigo Films, GK Films, and Media Asia Films, 2006.

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When men are employ'd, they are best content'd; for on the days they worked they were good-natur'd and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day's work, they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome.

Benjamin Franklin

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin

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Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 1, London: Henry Colburn, 1818, pt. 2.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "The Autobiography." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005, pt. 3.

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I like when a woman has ambition. It's like seeing a dog wearing clothes.

Jack Donaghy

30 Rock

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"Secrets and Lies." 30 Rock, written by Tina Fey and Ron Weiner, directed by Michael Engler, season 2, episode 8, Broadway Video and Little Stranger, 2007.

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It’s good to be in something from the ground floor. I came too late for that and I know. But lately, I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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"Pilot." The Sopranos, written by David Chase, directed by David Chase, season 1, episode 1, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 1999.

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Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.

Steve Jobs

Last words.

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Jobs, Steve. Last words. 5 Oct. 2011, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

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Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans.

Malcolm X

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Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

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I am sure care's an enemy to life.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.

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I don't believe in surrenders. Nope, I still got my saber, Reverend. Didn't turn it into no plowshare neither.

The Searchers

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The Searchers. Directed by John Ford, C.V. Whitney Pictures, 1956.

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I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it."

David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

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Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

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Though thou speakest truth,
Methinks thou speak'st not well.

William Shakespeare

Coriolanus

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Shakespeare, William. "Coriolanus." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 6

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Shakespeare, William. "Coriolanus." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

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